There may be a room with the rarest books in the world somewhere under Moscow. We are discussing ancient Chinese texts. Lost ...

MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin, honoured like a Russian tsar at his swearing-in for a new six-year presidential term, had a double-edged message for the West: the Kremlin is ready to talk ...

The staff of the museum reserve told us about the history and interior decoration of the house where the first Russian emperor once lived.

Editor’s note: This is the last of a three-part story recounting a round-the-world journey made by Donna Altes, a retired Napa teacher. BEIJING — My heart was racing as I flew to Beijing to join an ...

Europe is once again scrambling to find a foothold in talks to end the war in Ukraine as Putin is set to meet US negotiators ...

John Prideaux, our US editor, considers the implications of a leaked phone call between American and Russian officials ...

Talks in Moscow between President Putin and the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, about a peace plan for Ukraine have ended without a breakthrough. Russian negotiators described the meeting as productive and ...